If you have an intact boy PLEASE READ NOW!!! - My Best Birth2015-08-02T20:25:56Zhttp://www.mybestbirth.com/forum/topics/if-you-have-an-intact-boy?groupUrl=genitalintegrity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhoops, I posted a bad link.…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2009-08-24:3120006:Comment:327562009-08-24T01:10:04.535ZJennifer Chttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/JenniferC
Whoops, I posted a bad link. This is the correct link to the VERY IMPORTANT ARTICLE:<br />
<a href="http://www.mothering.com/health/protect-your-uncircumcised-son-expert-medical-advice-parents">http://www.mothering.com/health/protect-your-uncircumcised-son-expert-medical-advice-parents</a><br />
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Make sure you read this one too!
Whoops, I posted a bad link. This is the correct link to the VERY IMPORTANT ARTICLE:<br />
<a href="http://www.mothering.com/health/protect-your-uncircumcised-son-expert-medical-advice-parents">http://www.mothering.com/health/protect-your-uncircumcised-son-expert-medical-advice-parents</a><br />
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Make sure you read this one too! When the penis swells suddenl…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2009-08-20:3120006:Comment:325672009-08-20T22:32:23.046ZJennifer Chttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/JenniferC
When the penis swells suddenly like that it is usually due to normal separation trauma. Nothing to worry about as it will go away on its own. You can make him more comfortable by soaking him in a bath with about 1/4 cup of baking soda. The baking soda tends to sooth the glans. Only if there is a fever and swelling extends into the groin would there be cause to suspect infection. True bacterial infections are really quite rare. Sometimes if a boy has yeast there is some swelling but you can…
When the penis swells suddenly like that it is usually due to normal separation trauma. Nothing to worry about as it will go away on its own. You can make him more comfortable by soaking him in a bath with about 1/4 cup of baking soda. The baking soda tends to sooth the glans. Only if there is a fever and swelling extends into the groin would there be cause to suspect infection. True bacterial infections are really quite rare. Sometimes if a boy has yeast there is some swelling but you can generally see a peely looking rash if there is yeast. If you ever suspect infection the proper course of action would be to do a culture by swabbing the tip. No retraction is necessary as any bacteria or yeast will be present on the tip. A culture should always be done so that you don't accidentally treat a yeast infection with antibiotics. Yeast is by far more common, especially after antibiotics or with cloth diapers. Make sure you always instruct your doctor not to retract or manipulate the foreskin in any way.<br />
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Normal separation causes symptoms simply b/c the foreskin is very vascular and reacts to this developmental phase. Sometimes as the foreskin begins to separate the urine will sting the underlying glans until the glans smooth over in a few days. For some boys it stings more than for others. For some boys it is more of an itching. It varies from boy to boy.<br />
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Actually only 50% of boys are retractable by 10 so if your son is not retractable by then do not worry. Retraction is a sexual function, which is why puberty hormones are primarily responsible for widening the opening. In the rare condition that a <b>man</b> is not retractable after puberty, a steroidal cream can be used to allow the foreskin to widen. This steroidal cream will mimic the effects of normal hormones and allow the skin to become more elastic. This should only be used if a man is not retractable AFTER puberty and it bothers him. It is important to note that on a very small percent of men (and woman) the foreskin never retracts and so long as it doesn't interfere with intercourse nothing needs to be done.<br />
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Just remember that as a parent of an intact boy you probably now know more about the development of the intact boy than 97% of doctors. They only learn how to cut foreskins off in med school not about the normal development of the intact boy. This is why Doctors Opposing Circumcision (DOC) spend a great deal of time sending legal paperwork to pedis and doctors who have forcibly retracted boys and hurt them. Forcible retraction can lead to scar tissue build up in a boy and make him unable to retract in adulthood. It also can lead to a very serious condition called paraphimosis. Only a boy knows what is comfortable for his foreskin which is why only your son should manipulate is own foreskin. Retracting a boy is akin to trying to stick fingers in a baby girl's vagina an break her hymen. This action is one for him and him alone.<br />
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Let me know if you have anymore questions! very good to know! Actually m…tag:www.mybestbirth.com,2009-08-20:3120006:Comment:325552009-08-20T19:00:25.252ZLaura Moraleshttp://www.mybestbirth.com/profile/LauraMorales
very good to know! Actually my sons current dr. tried to gently retract my sons foreskin and when he started to squirm she stopped and said if it wasn't opening up in the next year or so that he might have to get circed. I later talked to my sister inlaw who has a son that is 4 and is not cired and asked her if she ever retracted and she said no, so that made me feel better. I'm so glad to know that it's not supposed to till at least 10, he's only 2yrs now so thats great. I can't believe I…
very good to know! Actually my sons current dr. tried to gently retract my sons foreskin and when he started to squirm she stopped and said if it wasn't opening up in the next year or so that he might have to get circed. I later talked to my sister inlaw who has a son that is 4 and is not cired and asked her if she ever retracted and she said no, so that made me feel better. I'm so glad to know that it's not supposed to till at least 10, he's only 2yrs now so thats great. I can't believe I didn't know some of these things.<br />
question, the reason the dr. was even looking at his penis was cause we went to the ER with him because his penis swelled up to like triple the normal size(and it was the weekend, no pedi open) they never gave us a reason for why this happened except they though it had a infection or maybe a build up of fluid. Does anyone know why that might have happened? That was probably a year ago and it hasn't happened again thank goodness!